Brazilian butcher's alcohol licence bid faces local objection

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 17:33 · Archive

A Brazilian butcher in Thornton Heath has applied to sell alcohol but faces objection due to council rules on cumulative licensed premises.

RB Imports Ltd, a family-run Brazilian butcher and grocer at 1056 London Road in Thornton Heath, has applied for an alcohol licence. The shop wants permission to sell beer and spirits for consumption both on and off the premises between 10am and 10pm, seven days a week. The owners intend to introduce a small selection of Brazilian beers and cachaça alongside their current offerings of fresh meat, frozen foods and other traditional products.

The application has encountered objection because the shop is located within one of Croydon Council's five Cumulative Impact Areas (CIAs). These zones are designated where evidence shows that the concentration of licensed premises contributes to problems including crime, disorder and public nuisance. Under council policy, the general presumption is that new applications to sell takeaway alcohol will be refused where a relevant representation has been made, though this is not an automatic ban.

Local resident Graham Mitchell objected to the licence on the grounds of this council policy. Speaking at a meeting on 12 October, he said: 'I welcome and applaud the opening of a new independent Brazilian butchery and grocery business in Thornton Heath. It's the council policy that has created my objection today.'

How it is being reported

• Butcher's alcohol bid faces objection over area's history of 'booze-linked crime'A family-run butchers and Brazilian grocer in Thornton Heath has applied for an alcohol licence - but existing council Impact Areas have posed a possible problem.Croydon Guardian · 16 Oct, 17:00
• Butcher's alcohol bid faces objection over area's history of 'booze-linked crime'A family-run butchers and Brazilian grocer in Thornton Heath has applied for an alcohol licence - but existing council Impact Areas have posed a possible problem.This Is Local London · 16 Oct, 17:00

In this story: RB Imports Ltd · Thornton Heath · Croydon Council · Graham Mitchell

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